About - Journey to Creation
Helen Taylor is an Amazon Top 100 author whose DI Matthew Goodwin crime thrillers have captivated readers across the UK and internationally. Her novel Thai Die reached #1 in International Mystery & Crime in both the UK and US, and also ranked Top 5 in Crime Thrillers. Her latest release, Lethal Leith Hill, continues the series’ gripping exploration of psychology, place, and justice.
Writing
Crafting Stories
Helen has written three crime fiction novels and her fourth is out end of November 2025. Her books have achieved bestseller status, with Thai Die reaching the Top 5 in Crime Thrillers and #1 in International Mystery and Crime on Amazon.
Helen's unique life experiences inform her writing and locations and characters are based, sometimes loosely and sometimes closely, on real life characters and locations. She brings these alive in her novels.
Podcast
Storytelling Wisdom
Tune in to 'The Story Behind My Stories' podcast to discover the stories behind the pages of Helen's bestselling novels and the real life inspirations that shaped them. Each novel is based in some way on Helen's own life experiences and locations across the globe. Helen shares the story behind each novel and where excerpts from her novels come from.
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The authors voice
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